The latest Addonics 1:3 HDD (Hard Disk Drive) Duplicator can copy as many as 3 target drives from a single source, making this the ideal solution for production or data distribution applications. Addonics 1:3 HDD duplicator operates totally as a stand alone. There is no computer needed or complex software to operate. Set up is accessed via a LCM control panel on the front of the unit. Once configured, simply insert up to 3 hard drives of equal or larger capacity than the master drive into the duplicator, load the master hard drive, lock the drive door and push the start button to start the copying process.

About This Model:

The Deluxe model allow you to duplicate any 3.5" or 2.5" SATA hard drive. Drives are loaded directly into the duplicator with no special tools required. The source or target drive can be either 3.5" or 2.5" SATA drive or SSD.

requires additional Diamond Cipher SATA drive enclosure (model: DCSACS256) in conjunction with your encryption key for each source or target drive. Please check the detail of the Diamond Cipher product at Diamond Cipher overview page if you are not familiar with this option. Data copied to a target drive inside the Diamond Cipher enclosure will be encrypted with AES 256-bit security. Data in the drive will not be accessible when remove from the drive enclosure. You can only access the encrypted data When Diamond Cipher enclosure is used as source, only hard drive that has been encrypted with the Addonics AES 256-bit encryption should be used. If an non-encrypted hard drive is placed inside the Diamond Cipher drive enclosure and use as a source drive, no data will be copied as the drive will appear as a blank drive to the duplicator.

OVERWRITE - One pass, 3 passes and 7 passes 5220.22-M. The duplicator writes a string of pattern over the entire disk one time, three times or seven times.5220.22-M is the DoD standard for drive sanitization

LCM control module provides a rich set of robust advanced configuration options (click Full LCD console feature list to see a complete list of this duplicator functions)

Operate as a stand alone appliance. No computer or software needed

* The speed here is for reference only. The speed were measured basing on using 3.5" SATA III 250 GB hard drive for both source and target. The transfer rate varies depending on the speed of the source and destination drive

Create a 50MB HDD partition with FAT/FAT32 or NTFS files system on any SATA hard drive

Download the firmware and unzip the file to .BIN file format

Copy the .BIN file onto the 50 MB partition of the HDD

Insert this drive to the Source slot of the duplicator. For subsystem, connect the drive to the Source SATA port

Select "Firmware Update" function under the "Setup" or "Advanced Setup" menu and press ENT to do the update. To access the "Advanced Setup", hold onto the ESC button for 5 seconds. The new option will appear

Once completed, it will reboot and show you the new firmware version

Notes for the new firmware:

Added drive sanitization feature using the SECURE ERASE and OVERWRITE functions. The new functions are found under the Advance set up menu. These two functions apply to both source and target drive when the drives are present.

OVERWRITE - There are three options: One pass, 3 passes and 7 passes 5220.22-M. The duplicator writes a string of pattern over the entire disk one time, three times or seven times. (5220.22-M is the DoD standard for drive sanitization)

Please note that some drives may become locked and cannot be initialized after the SECURE ERASE or OVERWRITE. Should this happen, use the following procedures to unlock the drive:

Place drive in the source slot

Execute "PreScan" function for 1 minute

Press "ESC" key until you see "User Abort" on the LCD screen

Now remove the drive from the duplicator and connect it to your system, the HDD should be recognized and be able to initialize again